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E. H. IVESON.

' SHIRT STRETGHER.

No. 375,069. Patented Dec. 20, 1887;

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EDWARD H. IVESON, OF COHOES, NEW YORK.

SHlRT-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,069, dated December 20. 1887.

Application filed October 8, 1857. Serial No. 251,847. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. IvEsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at O0- hoes, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirt-Stretchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in formers or stretchers more particularly adapted for knit shirts; and it consists in the novel construction of the same, all as will be hereinafter fully explained, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim;

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention, in which Figure 1 represents a side view of my device. Fig. 2 is a bottom View of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hinge.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the shirt-stretcher, consisting of twin halves or sections a a, having the extended arms I) b, comprising the horizontal bars h h and oblique barsrl i, which are connected to one another at their outer ends, as at j j, while the inner ends of said bars Mare connected to the vertical bar (1, thus forming arms, which are so shaped to give the proper form to the sleeves of the shirt in which they are inserted. The inner ends, 0 c, of the horizontal bars of the twin sections are connected to one another by the hinges B B, which are arranged on the under side of said bars, and out of contact with the shirt when on the stretcher. These hinges are of peculiar construction, and designed especially for my stretcher, wherein it is important that the horizontal bars should abut squarely against one another when in an open position and bring said bars in a true horizontal line with one another. To provide for this I construct one half of each pair of hinges with an offset, d, in rear of which is a shoulder, e, and the opposite half thereof, the pintle portion f, is constructed in line with the main portion,

which latter, as well as the offset half of the hinge, is perforated for the passage of screws for securing the same to the twin sections. The pintle is made integral with its half of the hinge and works in the eye gin the offset portion aforesaid. Thus it will be seen that by my construction when the sections are opened the rear vertical portions of the two halves of the hinge abut or come in line with one another and prevent the twin sections from passing beyond a horizontal line.

In operation, the twin sections are partly folded and the extended arms thereof are inserted within the sleeves of the knit shirt or jacket, after which said sections are straightened out or opened, thus carrying therewith said shirt or jacket and providing a former or stretcher therefor, and it is simple in operation, durable, and cheap to manufacture.

I am aware that prior to my invention patents numbered 364,361 and 192,772 were granted for bosom-boards; and also patents numbered 193,208 and 136,040 were granted for hinges prior to my invention, and I there fore donot claim the construction shown in either of said patents; but,

Having described my invention, what I claim is The within-described shirt stretcher, constructed in the following manner, to wit: of twin halves, comprising the vertical bar a, the short bar k, extending inwardly and secured to the lower portion of said bar a, the upper horizontal bar, h, secured to the top of the vertical bar and projecting inwardly, as at c, and outwardly, as at 3', the oblique bar i, secured to the outer end of the bar It, and by its inner end to the vertical bar, the sections connected at their inner portions by the shouldered hinges, the whole constructed, combined, and operating as shown, described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony'whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD H. IVESON.

Witnesses:

HOWARD A. SMALLING, FRED B. LIGHTHALL. 

